Art Pepper
Art Pepper (
September 1 1925–
June 15,
1982) born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. in
Gardena, California, was an
American cool jazz alto saxophonist. He began his musical career in the 1940s playing with
Benny Carter and
Stan Kenton. In the 1950s Pepper became one of the leading lights of
West Coast jazz along with
Chet Baker,
Gerry Mulligan,
Shelly Manne, and others. Arthur was born in
Gardena, California, but lived for many years in the hills of
Echo Park, in
Los Angeles. He became a
heroin addict in the 1940s, and his career was interrupted by drug-related
prison sentences in the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s he spent time in
Synanon, a
drug rehabilitation group at that time. After beginning
methadone therapy in the mid-1970s, Art had a musical comeback and recorded a series of highly acclaimed albums.
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Biografia Art Pepper è stato una sorta di leggenda nel panorama
jazz degli
anni Cinquanta. Vita privata e musicale non avevano confini: l'una confluiva nell'altra in maniera devastante.Incideva nell'intervallo temporale tra un'entrata e un'uscita dal carcere a causa di problemi con la droga. La sua musica, influenzata agli inizi da
Charlie Parker, seppe poi trovare una strada e un suono proprio. Art Pepper esordisce suonando con band di colore a
Los Angeles. Viene scritturato dall'orchestra di
Benny Carter e poi da quella di
Stan Kenton (1947-1952). In questo periodo incominciano i problemi con la droga.
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